THE WORLD OF THE PAST. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by.

Hawkes, Jacquetta (ed.)

Published by NY1963.Knopf., 1963

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tan, blue , white & gilt illustrated & decorated cloth 8vo. boxed set of 2.( thick & heavy. may req. additional postage. ) dustwrappers. fine cond. covers clean. no marks. bindings sound. pages unmarked. fine dw's with minor chipping top of spines. box near fine. minor rubbing, minor paper tear along top rear edge. bce. as follows:Vol.1~about archaeology. old stone age. new stone age. mesopotamia and palestine. egypt.xx+602+ixp. xxiv plates. 7 maps. numerous b&w drawings. index. " The History and Purpose of Archaeology, and its Greatest Discoveries about the Stone Ages and in the Fertile Crescent from Babylon to Egypt, in the Eloquent Words of the Original Discoverers, Observers and Interpreters. "/Vol.2~ Asia Minor, Greece and Italy. India and China. Britian and Europe. America.xvi+709+x p. xxiv plates. 7 maps. numerous b&w illus. index. "The History of Archaeology and Its Greatest Discoveries in Greece, Italy, Asia, Northern Europe and the Western Hemisphere, in the Eloquent Words of the Original Discoverers, Observers, and Interpreters." Contributors=Heinrich Schleimann, CW Ceram.William Gladstone.Johan Winckelmann.Mortimer Wheeler.Stuart Piggot. Arthur Evans. Sylvanus Morley. J Eric Thompson. G C Vaillant. W H Prescott. Hiram Bingham. J Alden Mason. Alex D Krieger. Thucydides. Leonard Wooley. Thomas H Huxley. Charles Darwin. Carlton S Coon. Geoffrey Bibbey. Abbe Henri Breuil. Herodotus. Nelson Glueck. Howard Carter. J H Breasted. prehistory. ancient history. archaeology. art history. world history.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE WORLD OF THE PAST. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes, by.
• Publisher: NY1963.Knopf.
• Publication Date: 1963
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included